Mounting for sound-reproducing machines



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E. F. ONEILL. MOUNTING FOR scum) RE-PRODUCING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 192]- 'E. F. 0NE|LL.- MOUNTING FO-RSOUND REPRODUCING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20 I921- Patented May 30, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- fuy/re STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE F. ONEILL, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO BECKWITIT- O"NEILIJ COMPANY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

MOUNTING FOR SOUND-REPRODUCING MACHINES.

Application filed April 20,

T 0 all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, EUGENE F. ONEILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mountings for Sound-Reproducing Machines; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a mounting or cabinet for sound reproducing machines particularly designed to be used in salesrooms where the records for such machines are sold.

The customers purchasing such records usually wish to hear the same played in the salesroom and it has been a common practice heretofore to provide booths in which the machines will be located and in which the customer may listen to a record played thereon. These booths are required in considerable numbers and occupy much floor space. Such floor space is very expensive and the erection of a large number of these booths becomes a serious item of expense. Even with alarge number of booths, it is often impossible to accommodate all of the customers desiring to hear a record played. It is an object of this invention therefore to provide a mounting for a sound reproducing machine which is of small dimensions as compared with a booth and which mounting is so constructed that a customer can satisfactorily listen to the record being played without being disturbed by or disturbing another customer who is also listening to a record.

t is a further object of the invention to so construct such a device that a plurality of the same may be placed adjacent to each other to form a sales counter which counter may define the customers portion of the salesroom and the salesmans portion.

It is also an obj ect-of the invention to provide such a mounting which can be used with various types and makes of talking machines.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description proceeds in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 30, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 462375.

refer to the same parts throughout the dif} ferent views, and in which, v

F1g. l is a vertical section through the de- Vice; 7

F '2 is also a vertical section taken sub- ;tantially at right angles to the section of Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the device taken substantially on the line 3-3 of ig. 4: is a front elevation of the listening device for the mounting;

Figs. 5 to 7 are sectional views showing the construction of the valve in the base of the'listening device;

Fig. "8 is a plan view showing the arrangement of a plurality of the devices to form a counter; and

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing a plurality of the devices forming a semicircular counter.

The device comprises a box-like member or closed cabinet having the side portions 1, the end portions 2, as well as the bottom portion 2 supported upon suitable and convenient posts, and leg forming members 3 which are connected by suitable brace members 4:. The box is provided with atop portion 5 which extends at the front side thereof as shown at 5 to form the front edge of the device or counter formed thereby. The top 5 is provided with a pain of hinged doors 6 supported on the rabbeted edges of an aperture formed in said top and'these doors when closed lie' flush with the top of the cabinet. One of the doors is provided with a suitable lifting handle adapted to be received in its top surface. The insideof this box or cabinet member described is padded with soft fabric 7 on all sides and the inside surface of the doors 6 is likewise so padded. The purpose of this. padding is to effectively lessen and deaden'the sound from the sound 1 reproducing machine. At the front of the box vertical members 2* are located and a horizontal board or member 2 is secured therebetween adjacent the front side. To the member 2 is centrally secured a U- shaped bracket '8 preferably of metal haw'ng an attaching flange 8 by which it is secured bys'paced screws passing therethrough. The inner side of this bracket is of much larger diameterthan the outer side as shown in 1 and said inner side is provided with a flange 8 preferably of wood to which is bolted or otherwise attached the tone arm 9 of the sound reproducing machine. The

outer and smaller arm of the bracket 8 ex- I tends upwardly and has a smaller portion 8 which extends through the top and a small circular plate 8 surrounds the said portion and is attached by spaced screws to the said top. The portions a ofa listening device are suitably spaced so that the head of a person can be conveniently disposed therebetween with the devices in registry with the persons ears j v t v From the structure described, it will be seen that the listening device is movable about the tube a as a pivot and the stem a? of the valve forms a stop to determine the forward inclination of the same. v l

The sound reproducing machine or the motor cabinet therefore is supported upon spaced strips or members 10 extending across the box or cabinet and these members have angle brackets 11 suitably secured Headed bolts 12 extend through these brackets and through spaced supporting'members 12 suitably secured to the posts of the cabinet. The brackets 11 are provided with horizontal slots and are thus movable relatively to the bolts lQfito vary the distance between the supporting members 10. The bolts 12 are provided with suitable wing nuts for clamping'the brackets inadjusted position. With this structure various types of sound reproducing machines may be readily and conveniently supported in the cabinet; The motor boards or cabinets of these machines vary in size and it is necessary tovary the supports to accommodate the same. v

The motor for the sound reproducing ma chine is adapted to be wound by the usual crank which is applied thereto through an opening in the rear of the cabinet so that the same can be conveniently wound from the outside. If desired, of course, the motor can be equipped with an electrical winding device which can be operated by merely pressing a button. a f

When the customers desire to hear. a

record played, the record can. be readily placed on the sound reproducing machine by opening the doors 6. After the machine is started, the doors will be closed and the cabinet then forms a soundproof box The customer will adjust the listening device to his ears and can thus conveniently hear the record played. Another record can be played in an adjoining cabinet and listened to by another person and the sound from either cabinet will not interfere with the person listening at the other cabinet,

A listening devicedesignated generally as a has a valve portion centrally disposed at its lower. end and a depending stem a thereof is adapted to fit over the upwardly projecting end of the portion 8 The valve portion thus constitutes in fact a T and an oscillatingyalve member a pro vided with a handle portion a is mounted in a short tube a secured inthe horizontal portion of said T. The valve a and said tube a are'provided with rectangular slots a which will be brought into registry when 1 the valve is in open position as shown in Fig.

7. When the valve a? is turned, the opening in tube a will be more or less closed. El-

by which may often be convenient in certain.

salesrooms. i v

With this description, it seenthat applicant has produced a device having'great utility for the purpose had in view and which will result in great economy of salesroom fioor space. The device will be a great convenience both to the salesmen and to the customers and will greatly facilitate the handling and sale of records. The counter can, ofcourse, be provided with'record holding devices which can be placed onthe member 4 orelsewhere.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, de

tails'and arrangement of the device without departing from the scope of applicants.

invention, which generally stated consists in the matter shown and described and set forth in the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is: I 1. A sound reproducing machine mounted for salesrooms having in combination, a device comprising a support adapted to be adjusted to receive the motor cabinet and turntable of various sizes of soundreproducing. machines, and also comprising a closed chamber, a hollow bracket secured in said chamber, the tone arm for the supported sound reproducing machine being-carried thereby in communication with its-interior, and a listening device mounted on said device and also communicating with the interior of said bracket.

2. A device of the class described having in combination, a cabinet having a closed chambertherein, a support in said chamber adjustable to receive the motor cabinet and turntable of a sound reproducing machine, a

bracket secured to one wall of said chamber and having a chamber therein, a tone arm for said sound reproducing machine mounted on one end of said bracket and communicating with the chamber therein, a listening device mounted on said cabinet and communicating with the chamber in said bracket.

3. A device of the class described having in combination, a cabinet having a closed chamber therein, an adjustable support for said cabinet arranged to support the motor cabinet and turntable of a sound reproducing machine, a U-shaped hollow bracket secured at oneside of said cabinet, a tone arm for said sound reproducing machine being mounted on one arm of said bracket and communicating therewith, and a listening device mounted on said cabinet and communicating with the other arm of said U- shaped bracket.

i. A device of the class described having in combination a cabinet having a closed chamber therein constructed to afford entrance thereto, and adjustable support in said cabinet for the motor cabinet and turntable of a sound reproducing machine, a hollow U shaped tapering bracket secured to one side of said chamber, said bracket having large and small arms, the tone arms for the sound reproducing machine being mounted on the large arm and communicating with the interior of said bracket, and a listening device mounted on said cabinet and connected to the small arm of said bracket and communicating with the interior thereof.

5. A device of the class described having in combination a cabinet comprising a closed chamber, a support therein for the motor cabinet and turntable of a sound reproducing machine comprising spaced horizontal strips, and a pair of adjustable spaced horizontal strips connected thereto, the latter strips being adapted to support the motor cabinet of the sound reproducing machine.

6-. A device of the class described having in combination a sound cabinet having a chamber therein, a support for the motor cabinet and turntable of a sound reproducing machine in said chamber, means for varying said support to suit different machines, a bracket secured in said chamber adapted to have mounted thereon the tone arm of a sound reproducing machine, and a listening device mounted on said cabinet and. being connected to said bracket, said bracket being hollow and the interior thereof communicating with said tone arm and listening device.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EUGENE F. ON EILL. 

